Italian Terms Flashcards
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a
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at, to, by, for, the
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accelerando, accel.
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gradually getting faster
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ad libitum, ad lib.
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at choice, freely
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adagietto
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rather slow (faster than adagio)
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adagio
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slow
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affetuoso
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tenderly
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affretando
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hurrying
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agitato
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agitated
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al, alla
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to the, in the manner of
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alla breve
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with a minim beat
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alla marcia
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in the style of a march
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allargando
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broadening (getting slower and louder)
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allegretto
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fairly fast (slower than allegro)
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allegro
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fast
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amabile
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amiable
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amore
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love
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amoroso
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loving
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andante
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at a medium (walking speed)
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andantino
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slightly faster than andante
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anima
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soul, spirit
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con anima
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with feeling
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animando
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becoming lively
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animato
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animated, lively
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appassionato
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with passion
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assai
very
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attaca
go straight on
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ben
well
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brio
vigour
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con brio
with vigour
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calando
getting softer, dying away
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cantabile
in a singing style
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cantando
singing
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come
as, similar to
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come prima
as before
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come sopra
as above
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comodo
convenient, comfortable
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tempo comodo
at a comfortable (normal) speed
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con, col
with
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crescendo, cresc.
gradually getting louder
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da capo, D.C.
repeat from the beginning
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dal segno, D.S.
repeat from the sign (s with a line in the middle and 2 dots, one on each side)
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deciso
with determination
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decrescendo, decres.
gradually getting softer
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delicato
delicate
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diminuendo, dim.
gradually getting softer
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dolce
sweet, soft
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dolente
sad, mournful
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dolore
grief
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doloroso
sorrowful
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doppio movimento
twice as fast
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e,ed
and
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energico
energetic
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espressivo, express., espr.
espressive
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espressione
expression
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estinto
as soft as possible, lifeless
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f, forte
loud
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facile
easy
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ff, fortissimo
very loud
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fine
the end
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forza
force
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fp, fortepiano
loud. then immediately soft
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fuoco
fire
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giocoso
playful, merry
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giusto
proper, exact
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tempo giusto
in scrict time
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grave
very slow, solemn
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grazioso
graceful
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incalzando
getting faster
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l'istesso
the same
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l'istesso tempo
at the same speed
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lacrimoso
sad
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largamente
broadly
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larghetto
rather slow, faster than largo
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largo
slow, stately
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leggiero
light, nimble
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lento
slow
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loco
at the normal pitch (used to cancel 8va)
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lunga
long
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lunga pausa
long pause
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lusingando
coaxing, in a sweet and persuasive style
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ma
but
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maestoso
majestic
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marcato, marc.
emphatic, accented
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legato
smoothly
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marziale
in a military style
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meno
less
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mesto
sad
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mezzo
half
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mf, mezzo forte
moderately loud
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misura
measure
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alla misura
in strict time
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senza misura
in free time
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moderato
moderately
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molto
very, much
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morendo
dying away
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mosso, moto
movement
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meno mosso
slower
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con moto
with movement
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mp, mezzo piano
moderately soft
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niente
nothing
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a niente
dying away
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nobilment
nobly
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non
not
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ossia
or, alternatively
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p, piano
soft
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perdendosi
dying away
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pesante
heavy
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piacevole
pleasant
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piangevole
plaintive, in the style of a lament
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piu
more
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pochettino, poch.
rather little
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poco
a little
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possibile
possible
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presto possibile
as fast as possible
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pp, pianissimo
very soft
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presto
fast (faster than allegro)
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prima, primo
first
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quasi
as if, resembling
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rallentando, rall.
gradually getting slower
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rinforzando, fr, frz
reinforcing
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risoluto
bold, strong
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ritardando, ritard., rit.
gradually getting slower
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ritenuto, riten., rit.
held back
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ritmico
rhythmically
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rubato, tempo rubato
with some freedom of time
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scherzando, scherzoso
playful, joking
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seconda, secondo
second
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segue
go straight on
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semplice
simple, pain
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sempre
always
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senza
without
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sforzando, sforzato, sf, sfz
forced, accented
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simile, sim.
in the same way
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smorzando, smorz.
dying away
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sonoro
resonant, with rich tone
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sopra
above
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sostenuto
sustained
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sotto
below
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sotto cove
in an undertone
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staccato, stacc.
detached
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stringendo
gradually getting faster
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subito
suddenly
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tanto
so much
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tempo
speed, time
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a tempo
in time
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teneramente, tenerezza
tenderly, tenderness
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tenuto
held
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tosto
swift, rapid
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tranquillo
calm
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triste, tristamente
sad, sorrowful
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troppo
too much
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veloce
swift
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vivace, vivo
lively, fast
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voce
voice
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volante
flying, fast
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volta
time
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prima volta
1st time
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seconda volta
2nd time
